# Updating files to ID3v2.3

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/updating-files-to-id3v2-3/17298>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [October 12, 2015, 2:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/updating-files-to-id3v2-3/17298 "2015-10-12T14:24:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![wburkett](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/dec6dc/32.png) [@wburkett](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/wburkett)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2015, 2:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/updating-files-to-id3v2-3/17298/1 "2015-10-12T14:24:29Z")

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Newbie here. I love the power and versatility of Mp3Tag and find myself using it more and more.

I think I found a partial answer to my question in the FAQ but would like to confirm. In the main Mp3Tag pane, there is a tag called "Tag" with values such as "ID3v2.2 (ID3v2.2)", "ID3v2.3 (ID3v1 ID3v2.3)", and "ID3v2.3 (ID3v2.3)". Is there a way to bulk-change/update all of these to ID3v2.3?

thx - Bill

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**Author:** ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2015, 2:58pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/updating-files-to-id3v2-3/17298/2 "2015-10-12T14:58:42Z")

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Make sure, you have ticked the V2.3 options in  
File\>Options\>Tags\>Mpeg  
Also set the options to read and delete for other versions but set only those tag versions to save that you want to have in your files.

Then  
Load the files  
Select the files  
cut the tags with the functions of the context menu  
then paste them with the functions from the contect menu.

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**Author:** ![DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/detlevd/32/123_2.png) [@DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DetlevD)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2015, 3:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/updating-files-to-id3v2-3/17298/3 "2015-10-12T15:52:09Z")

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> [@ohrenkino](#):
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> ... Select the files ... cut the tags ... then paste them ...

Saving the selected files with the option for Tags/Mpeg set to write ID3v2.3 UTF-16 should do it.  
See also ...  
[https://www.google.de/search?q=site%3Aforum...3tag.de+ID3v2.2](https://www.google.de/search?q=site%3Aforums.mp3tag.de+ID3v2.2)

DD.20151012.1956.CEST

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**Author:** ![wburkett](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/dec6dc/32.png) [@wburkett](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/wburkett)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2015, 9:08pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/updating-files-to-id3v2-3/17298/4 "2015-10-12T21:08:42Z")

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Thanks for your help, guys -- I have the ID3v2.3 option set and see that if I select and then save the files, the tag updates properly. Just what I need.

Bill

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**Author:** ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 12:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/updating-files-to-id3v2-3/17298/5 "2026-02-09T12:25:54Z")

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Closed on February 9, 2026, 12:25pm UTC